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Source: blog.nola.com - Nov 20, 2012

By Shelita Dalton, Terrytown Columnist The front entrance of Grenta Middle School recently transformed into a football pep rally. Students and cheerleaders screamed, shouted and displayed handmade... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: nola.com - Nov 15, 2012

By Mark Waller, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Google has launched a campaign to help New Orleans area small businesses build their presence on the Internet with help from university students at... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: nydailynews.com - Nov 15, 2012

Spending cuts will also hit doctors who accept Medicare, people who get unemployment aid, defense contractors, air traffic controllers, national park rangers and companies that do research and... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: news.yahoo.com - Nov 15, 2012

By Andy Sullivan | Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that Republicans would have to agree to raise taxes on the wealthy as the first step in a budget deal... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: tax-news.com - Nov 9, 2012

by Leroy Baker, Tax-News.com, New York 29 October 2012 The State of New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeal, has decided, but only by a 4-3 majority, that the admission charges and private... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: tax-news.com - Nov 9, 2012

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington 08 November 2012 In a new tax reform proposal issued in November 2012, American Citizens Abroad (ACA) has proposed a ‘win-win solution’ that... Read more >

Category: IRS

Source: wdsu.com - Nov 6, 2012

NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes, extending his NFL record streak to 51 games, and Patrick Robinson returned an interception 99 yards for a score to lead the New Orleans... Read more >

Category: Louisiana

Source: nola.com - Nov 6, 2012

By The Associated Press on November 06, 2012 at 8:48 AM, updated November 06, 2012 at 8:58 AM NEW YORK -- Stocks are heading higher in early trading on Wall Street as Americans lined up to cast... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: nola.com - Nov 6, 2012

A conference for small business owners at the University of New Orleans on Thursday will cover topics including Internet practices for small businesses, taking businesses global and tax strategies.... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: businessreport.com - Nov 2, 2012

Published Oct 19, 2012 at 3:00 pm (Updated Oct 19, 2012) Louisiana has the sixth-most business-friendly climate in the nation, according to Area Development magazine's "2012 Top States for Doing... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: marketwatch.com - Nov 2, 2012

In the “Empire Strike Back,” Yoda admonishes Luke Skywalker for spending his life dreaming of the future, “never his mind on where he was … what he was doing.” But at 68, George Lucas,... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: online.wsj.com - Nov 2, 2012

By JOHN D. MCKINNON A looming increase in the capital-gains tax rate next year is fueling sales of some privately-held businesses. Many business owners—mostly founders who could gain a lot from... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: wwl.com - Oct 31, 2012

A record 170 million people plan to celebrate Halloween this year with spending up to an expected new all time high of $8 billion dollars according to the National Retail Federation's 2012... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: forbes.com - Oct 31, 2012

Robert A. Green, CPA, Contributor Tax planning is very tricky this year with the fiscal cliff. Most people hope Congress and President Obama will act soon — after the November election and... Read more >

Category: General Business

Source: reuters.com - Oct 31, 2012

By Edward Krudy NEW YORK | Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:25am EDT (Reuters) - Consumers will have to dig deeper into their pockets next year to pay for costlier healthcare, more expensive grocery bills and... Read more >

Category: General Business